St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-27

The work has been done, and done
beautifully. So well done that when
that arch-rOue of Europe, MARL-
BOROUGH, came over with the arrogant
expectation of being the central figure
in succession of social triumphS, the
American people turned their backs on
him and left him to stink back home
like cowed dog with his tail tucked.
The lesson of the cold shake given by
Americans to MARLBoRoUGH will not be
UNDECIDED by the noble fortune hunters
of English society. Hereafter they will
seek other fields for the il adventures.
STREET RAILWAY SERVICE.
The discussion in the chamber of
commerce yesterday, and the prolonged
cross-eXamination of THoM AS LOWRY
succeeded in bringing out a great
deal of Interesting matter relative
to the street car service of this city, and
Will probably result in better under
standing hereafter between the COM
pany and the people. 1t is always best
in these matters, where misunderstood
ing and bad feeling exists, for the par
ties to get together and talk it over, as
was done in this instance. While Mr..
LOWRY did not make as satisfactory an
explanation as had been hoped for, still
he put his street car company in much
better light before the public than it
formerly occupied, and doubtless the
company now has better understand
ing of the reasons why the people have
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past. AS the people of the city and the
street car cempanyunderstand each other
better now, it is reasonable to suppose
that in the future there will be more
harmonious relations existing, and that
an improved street transit service will
be the result.
During his examination Mr.. LOWRY in
it might be wise for the city government
to consider with reference to the future
street railway service of the city. 1t is
well understood that 10y the decisions
of the courts it has been clearly estab-
lished that the st. Paul Street Railway
company has the right to lay tracks and
operate horse car lines on every street
in the city, with the exception of Third
street. The street railway is now in
the hands of a local company that is
friendly to st. Paul interests, and dur
ing it's present ownership there is
no probability that this extensive
franchise will be abused. But, as Mr..
LOWRY suggests, the street railway
may pass into the hands of spectators,
who would have no interest at stake, eX-
cept to make all the money that is pos
sible to be made out of it, without re-
gard to the welfare of the city or to the
accommodation of property holders.
There are streets in the city on which it
would never do to run street railway.
Take Summit avenue for illustra-
ton. And yet, under the fran
chiSe of the street railway COM
pany, it has a perfect right to
put a horse car line on Summit or any
other street in the city. Suppose that a
JAKE SHARP or a YERKES would man
age to get control of the street car COM
pany, does any enc imagine that they
would hesitate to put line on Summit
avenue if they thought it would pay
them to do it? 1t is to provide against
just such a contingency that the city
authorities should now take steps while
it can be done. The only way to do it
by negotiation with the present COM
pany and an agreement whereby the
company will relinquish the right to lay
tracks on such streets as the city may
wish to protect in the future. The
GLOBE is not Informed as to whether
such bargain can be made, but we take
it for granted that it can from the fact
that the company as at present consti-
tuted is disposed to deal fairly with ST.
Paul interests. 1t is possible that the
company may exact some consideration
for relinquishing a part of its valu-
able franchise, but if the exaction is not
too great the city had better accede to it
rather than take the risk of having to
deal in the future with some conscience
less, tight-fsted street railway proprie-
tor of the JAKE SHARP type.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, whose editor is a
West Virginian, refers to the Grand Army as
professional veterans = Omaha Repub-
liean.
You are quite willfully mistaken. The
GLOBE yields to no one in respect for the real
veterans or in respect for the G. A. R. as an
organization, but it has no use for those who
make their living stirring up strife and
prating of their services
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Col. THOMAS LowRYs suggestion that ar
rangements should be made to preserve GER
tain streets of the city from encroachmentb
any transit company, even though his own
company has at present right to use them.
is pertinent and timely. Hereafter let the
colonel be promoted to full generalship.
IF THE wives of the anarchists are really
determined upon suicide in case their hus-
bands are hung and won't be persuaded to
refrain, they might as well be accommodate
ing and furnish the newspapers with their
pictures before they go and do it,
CARDINAL GIBBONS has started on his West
ern trip, and he will find awaiting him in St.
Paul a reception that will cause fatigue, ac-
quired in one-horse towns like Chicago or
Milwaukee, to disappear like dewdrops be-
fore the morning sun.
ST. PAUL will have in the new 7. M. c. A.
building structure that will be a credit to
the city, and the officers of the association
ought to meet with very ready assistance
from st. Paul people i'll completing the